The Vanishing at Loxby Manor by Abigail Wilson

 After five years abroad, Charity Halliwell finally returns to Loxby Manor, the home of dear friends—and her lost love. No longer a young girl, she is now haunted by a painful secret and the demise of her dreams. Instead of the healing and happiness she hopes to find, she encounters a darkness lurking in the shadows of the once-familiar house. When her friend, Seline, disappears the very night of her arrival, Charity is determined to uncover the truth. 

Her only hope is the man who broke her heart.

Branded a coward, Piers Cavanaugh has lived the last five years as an outcast far from his family home. When his sister presumably elopes with a stable hand, Piers joins forces with an unlikely partner—the one woman he thought he’d never see again. Together they launch an investigation that leads to strange nightly meetings in the ruins of an old abbey and disturbing whispers of a secret organization. The more they learn, the more desperate the situation becomes. 

The house seems determined to keep its secrets.

As they struggle to piece together the clues, Charity and Piers also endeavor to rebuild their friendship. One cryptic letter changed everything between them. To find happiness they will have to overcome the grief and shame keeping them apart. But first they must discover why Seline vanished and confront the growing fear that she may never return. 

Charity returns to Loxby Manor for a year long visit with her friend Seline.  Upon her arrival Seline is caught up in a scandal.  Then she disappears in the middle of the night.  Charity doesn't believe that Seline eloped with a stable hand.  Here the mystery starts.  What happened to Seline.  It seems everyone knows something.  But nobody wants to talk.  Piers, her love of five years ago, doesn't hardly want to acknowledge her.  This is a great mystery that isn't revealed until the very end.  I recommend this to all who enjoy a good mystery.

I was given this book by Thomas Nelson Publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any way.  

Dreams of Savannah by Roseanna M. White

 Cordelia Owens can weave a hopeful dream around anything and is well used to winning the hearts of everyone in Savannah with her whimsy. Even when she receives word that her sweetheart has been lost during a raid on a Yankee vessel, she clings to hope and comes up with many a romantic tale of his eventual homecoming to reassure his mother and sister.

But Phineas Dunn finds nothing redemptive in the first horrors of war. Struggling for months to make it home alive, he returns to Savannah injured and cynical, and all too sure that he is not the hero Cordelia seems determined to make him. Matters of black and white don't seem so simple anymore to Phin, and despite her best efforts, Delia's smiles can't erase all the complications in his life. And when Fort Pulaski falls and the future wavers, they both must decide where the dreams of a new America will take them, and if they will go together.

I couldn't put this book down.  I kept wanting to find out was going to happen next.  I don't know whether to call this a romance or mystery novel.  Phin gets stranded in Cuba with life threatening injuries.  Delia can't believe that Phin is dead.  Her dad is trying to push her into an advantageous with a distant cousin who's a scoundrel.  This is Phin and Delia's journey to find each other.  I highly recommend this book.

I was given this book by Bethany House Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any way.

Faith's Mountain Home by Misty M. Beller

 Nate Long has always watched over his identical twin brother, Aaron, even when it put him on the wrong side of the law. When Aaron is wounded in a shootout, the brothers are taken to Settler's Fort to recover. As Nate works to make reparations for their past, he marvels at the nursing Aaron receives under the care of a woman with all the reason in the world to resent him.

Laura Hannon knows what it is to start over, and she knows Nate's newfound faith is real. What she can't look past is how far he allowed himself to be led astray by his brother's weaknesses.

As a fledgling trust grows between Nate and Laura, they stumble upon a mysterious cave in the mountains that may not be as uninhabited as it seems. While working together to unravel the secrets surrounding the cave, will the new lives they seek for themselves include love, or does too much stand between them?

I would class this book as a romance novel with a little bit of mystery thrown in.  We met Laura in the second book of this series.  It's not necessary Love's Mountain Quest before you read this book.  But is would fill in some of the blanks.  Laura helps the local doctor tend to Aaron, who she shot and was one of her kidnappers, she keeps drawing closer to Nate.  Nate is Aaron's twin brother.  As their story unfolds, they have quite the adventure,  Laura sprains her ankle.  Nate dislocates his shoulder.  Then they encounter an injured Indian and his granddaughter.  All in all a good book.

I was given this book by Bethany House Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any way.

Obsession by Patricia Bradley

 Natchez Trace Ranger and historian Emma Winters hoped never to see Sam Ryker again after she broke off her engagement to him. But when shots are fired at her at a historical landmark just off the Natchez Trace, she's forced to work alongside Sam as the Natchez Trace law enforcement district ranger in the ensuing investigation. To complicate matters, Emma has acquired a delusional secret admirer who is determined to have her as his own. Sam is merely an obstruction, one which must be removed.

Sam knows that he has failed Emma in the past and he doesn't intend to let her down again. Especially since her life is on the line. As the threads of the investigation cross and tangle with their own personal history, Sam and Emma have a chance to discover the truth, not only about the victim but about what went wrong in their relationship.

Who is taking shots at Emma and then Sam?  All Emma knows is that she doesn't want Sam around.  He reminds her of their former engagement and the disappearance of her twin brother.  As they continue to search for clues, surprises keep coming their way.  Is Emma being stalked?  

This is a good mystery that will keep you reading.  I look forward to more books from Patricia Bradley.

I was given this book by Revell Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any way.

Her Every Move by Kelly Irvin

When a deadly bomb goes off during a climate change debate, librarian and event coordinator Jackie Santoro becomes the prime suspect. Her motive, according to Detective Avery Wick: to avenge the suicide of her prominent father, who was accused of crimes by a city councilman attending the event. 

Though Avery has doubts about Jackie’s guilt, he can’t exonerate her even after an extremist group takes responsibility for the bombing and continues to attack San Antonio’s treasured public spaces. 

As Jackie tries to hold her shattered family together, she has no choice but to proceed with plans for the Caterina Ball, the library system’s biggest annual fundraiser. But she also fears the event provides the perfect opportunity for the bomber to strike again. 

Despite their mistrust, Jackie and Avery join forces to unmask the truth—before the death toll mounts even higher.

This was a great mystery and left me guessing until the very end of the book.  Jackie is caught in an explosion that costs her the life of one of her best friends.  The culprit demands all city officials resign.  Well of course they don't so there are more explosions.  Jackie is the one planning the biggest event of the season, the Caterina Ball.  That is threatened also.  As Jackie and Avery work together to try to find the person responsible they become more than just acquaintances. 

I would not class this as a Christian book.  There's only a few refences of any thing related to Christianity.  Avery is noted throughout the book as spewing obscenities. 

I was given this book by Thomas Nelson Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  I was not compensated in anyway.

Lethal Intent by Cara Putnam

Caroline Bragg’s life has never been better. She and Brandon Lancaster are taking their relationship to the next level, and she has a new dream job as legal counsel for Praecursoria—a research lab that is making waves with its cutting-edge genetic therapies. The company’s leukemia treatments even promise to save desperately sick kids—kids like eleven-year-old Bethany, a critically ill foster child at Brandon’s foster home. 

When Caroline’s enthusiastic boss wants to enroll Bethany in experimental trials prematurely, Caroline objects, putting her at odds with her colleagues. They claim the only goal at Praecursoria is to save lives. But does someone have another agenda? 

Brandon faces his own crisis. As laws governing foster homes shift, he’s on the brink of losing the group home he’s worked so hard to build. When Caroline learns he’s a Praecursoria investor, it becomes legally impossible to confide in him. Will the secrets she keeps become a wedge that separates them forever? And can she save Bethany from the very treatments designed to heal her? 

I had trouble getting into this book.  It seemed to have a slow start.  Once I got into it, it was better.  For this reason I'm giving it 3 starts instead of 4.  I was expecting more suspense than there was in the book.  Not a bad book but not one I would go out of my way to re-read.  

I was given this book by Thomas Nelson Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any way.